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Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Weedon Road, Aylesbury HP19 9NS · haydonabbeyschoolandpreschool.co.uk · 01296 482278
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Buckinghamshire 65%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 537
- 99% of 540 places
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 42.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 70 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 65 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Buckinghamshire it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 80
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (21%) with SEND